This is one of a series of posts to mark the international Rugby players who served in, and survived, The Great War. If anyone has further information on the men concerned, I’d be most grateful if it could be added to the thread. Gareth Evans, William Henry played for Wales Internationals: 4: 1914 E- S+ F+ (1t) I+ 1t)* * = the try is sometimes credited to I T Davies. William Evans was born on 9 February 1892 in Tonypandy Played as a Centre for: Llwynypia Profession: Miner Remarks: On 17 April 1915 he played in a Welsh XV v The Barbarians at Cardiff Arms Park in what was termed a ‘Military International’ between Wales and England, designed to boost recruiting for the newly-formed Welsh Guards and to raise money. Wales fielded a near International team with only one uncapped player (Dan Callan of the Royal Munster Fusiliers). The Barbarian side had 12 Englishmen, 2 Irishmen and 1 Welshman (South African International Joseph Partridge). The match, won by the Barbarians 26-10, raised £200. War service: 13th Battalion, The Welsh Regiment, 114th Brigade, 38th (Welsh) Division. He died in 1979 in Bryncethin.
